US fines Paxful $4M for moving funds tied to trafficking, fraud
US prosecutors said Paxful marketed itself as a non-KYC platform and presented anti-money laundering policies that it knew “were not implemented or enforced.”
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US prosecutors said Paxful marketed itself as a non-KYC platform and presented anti-money laundering policies that it knew “were not implemented or enforced.”
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